Author Archives: Robert Blakeley

An agreement between the Mayor of New York and the NYS Attorney General, signed in 2002, expired September 2010.  It has been replaced by rules issued by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. The NYC Community Garden Coalition, which … Continue reading →

Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Mollie Parness Dress Up Your Neighborhood

In April 2007 the garden planted the Love and Peace rose in honor and remembrance of Auxiliary Police Officers Nicholas Pekearo and Eugene Marshalik of the Sixth Precinct, who died while in pursuit of the killer of Alfredo Romero Morales.

The Cooke Center Academy Little Red Schoolhouse PS 41 – The Greenwich Village School The Village Community School

In the summer of 2007 the garden participated in field research conducted by a graduate student at Columbia University.  Kristy King hypothesized that gardens with increased plant structural complexity (more trees and shrubs as opposed to just vegetable crops) would … Continue reading →